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german firmware? i think if you have ipod from europe then it will just be by default volume limited. mine is japanese meaning probably american. i used gopod with an older nano i had from europe. look for it under macupdate or whatever os you use. i haven't the foggiest if it supports touch though.

as for amp - sounds great, but don't hope for drastically improved sound - unless you are great at creating placeabo